News & Commentary about Disability Rights

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Close-up of a sign reading “OPIOID DEPENDENCE TREATMENT” in large red letters on a white background.

Mar 18, 2026

Care Denied: West Virginia's Ban on Methadone Clinics Blocks Life-Saving Medicine

Wide daytime view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., with the white dome and columns under a bright blue sky.

Feb 26, 2026

How Your Elected Officials Are Voting on Key Legislation

An individual at a 24-hour Vigil and Rally to Protect Medicaid on Capitol Hill, outside of the U.S. Capitol Building, holding a sign that says "Medicaid Cuts Are Community Cuts."

Aug 20, 2025

Congress Cuts Medicaid to Fund ICE: How H.R. 1 Harms Communities

And group of demonstrators, one with a sign taped to their back saying "Let Us Vote!"

Jul 26, 2025

Accessible Voting is Under Attack 35 Years After the ADA

A document that says "Medicaid Eligibility."

Apr 28, 2025

Medicaid Work Requirements Don’t Work — They Harm People with Disabilities

Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Nicole Jorwic, and W/ Kamau Bell discuss disability rights

Mar 14, 2025

Know Your Disability Rights with Zoe Brennan-Krohn and Nicole Jorwic

Disabled worker in a wheelchair typing at keyboard while looking at two computer screens.

Mar 6, 2025

Rights of Federal Employees with Disabilities, Explained

Demonstrators holding signs that read "HANDS OFF MEDICAID" protest the Trump administration's plan to roll back Medicaid expansion during a rally in front of the DuPage County Court House in Illinois.

Feb 25, 2025

Medicaid is a Lifeline for People with Disabilities. Congress Must Act to Save It.

Nov 25, 2024

Incarceration Should Not be a Death Sentence for Individuals Who Use Opioids

White Plains, NY - USA - April 3, 2022: Closeup of Wesley Wofford's 9 ft bronze sculpture, Harriet Tubman — The Journey to Freedom. Depicting Tubman leading a young enslaved girl to freedom.

Jul 18, 2024

We Owe It to Harriet Tubman to Talk About Her Disability